2025 Survey Itinerary
2025 Surveys - REVISED FLOOD SCHEDULE
Operating from late May to early August 2025
May 30 > June 5 2025
June 20 > June 30 2025
Remember that you can also do a GREAT DESERT WALK with the Outback Camel Company,
whose treks and expeditions in the eastern Simpson Desert do not have a scientific component.
Visit here for the Outback Camel Company 2025 trek schedule
MOTHER'S DAY SALE!
Bring your daughter, or son, or girlfriend (or boyfriend),
and you receive a 20% discount on your booking.
(And if you really have to, you can even bring your husband)
Promotion valid for all new bookings until May 14 2025. Discount is for one booking only
ADE Archaeologist professor Mike Smith AM in conversation with ABC journalist Paul Lockyer
about the value of walking with purpose.
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What is a Great Desert Walk ADE Survey?
A Unique Walking Experience
First and foremost, please note that our surveys are not “camel riding safaris.” All our surveys are walking journeys through remote, untouched areas, supported by our team of pack camels. These surveys offer the ultimate desert bushwalking experience, granting access to places few, if any, ever visit.
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Some surveys encourage active participation, where you may contribute to the day-to-day operations of your trek or expedition. This might include assisting our cameleers with tasks such as shepherding the camels as they graze in the evenings, saddling and loading equipment under supervision, or lending a hand with other camp duties.
The spirit of each day is shaped by the natural rhythm of the camels, and the landscape’s geographical features. Flexibility is key, and meeting the desert on its terms and embracing “desert time” is part of the experience.
If you’ve never trekked with camels before, don’t worry. Many of our trekkers are first-timers who know little about camels at the start of the journey. By the end, they often leave with a deep appreciation for walking with these extraordinary animals.
Above all, the camels enable us to Walk with Purpose through Slow Travel: a vital approach for observing, documenting, and truly understanding the intricate nuances of the Munga-Thirri landscape.
